basis; foundation; grounds; authority
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
beginning; outset; first; onset
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
co-existence and co-prosperity
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
general ledger (accounting)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
true state; actual condition; reality
embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration; (arch.) putting on makeup
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
development; exploitation
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
business plan; business schedule; project
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
grasp; catch; understanding
accounting; administration (of money)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
as (for); for; in the capacity of
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
how much; how many; however
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
under development; in development
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit